Claire Baughan read music at Oxford where she graduated with a BA Hons degree before gaining an M.MUS in composition at the Royal College of Music.

Following a year as a production trainee at The Arts Channel, Claire joined Air-Edel as a producer where she spent six years producing music for many commercials and television programmes.

In 1992, Claire set up a commercial division at Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers specialising in music commissions for film, television and commercials.

In 1996, she left to set up her own music production company Blaze Music in Soho, London.